The two New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) supporters arrested by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) will remain in detention until after Saturday’s election.
A Kano Magistrate’s Court presided over by Aminu Gabari granted the DSS permission to keep the suspects in detention on the grounds for continued investigation.
The DSS sought for three weeks to detain the suspects but was given one week to establish its investigation.
Spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, revealed on Thursday morning, that the duo of Sharu Abubakar Tabula and Isma’il Iliyasu Mangu, were tracked down after the suspects had separately messages recorded inciting messages, which they shared through various social media channels.
Afunanya said while the Service alerts the public of this planned illegal action, it called on the concerned party to shelve it forthwith or be ready to face the consequences.
He said “In those potentially harmful messages, they specifically championed certain political interests and directly called on their supporters to violently attack those opposed to them, including security personnel during the 18th March 2023 Governorship and House of Assembly election in the State.”
